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DUTCH SCHOOL, MID 17TH CENTURY | Portrait of a lady, half length, wearing a black cap and dress with a white falling collar
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Portrait of a lady, half length, wearing a black cap and dress with a white falling collar
- canvas: 24 by 19 3/4 in.; 61 by 50.2 cm.
- framed: 29 1/4 by 25 1/8 in.; 74.3 by 63.8 cm.
oil on canvas
Provenance
Acquired by the family of the present owner in Los Angeles, circa 1920.
Condition
The canvas is lined. The painting shows an elegant sitter, with some of the details slightly flattened. Right above the head of the sitter there appears to be a circular dent with some tiny dots of associated loss on the background. Inspection under UV shows scattered spots of retouches here and there on the background, around the head of the figure that extends down to her shoulder and arms, with a more concentrated area running on the right side that extends to the shadows on her face. Further scattered spots of retouches and inpainting are on the face and white collar. Offered in a lightly painted and carved giltwood frame.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
This painting appears to be from 1650/60 based on the falling collar, or so called rabat collar, the small black hat, and the sitter's hairstyle. We are grateful to Sabine Craft-Giepmanse, Curator at the RKD-Netherlands Institute of Art History, for her assistance with the cataloguing of the present lot on the basis of photographs.